ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced that it has introduced an extension to its System 800xA integrated control system based on the new OPC-ADI specification that will simplify communication with process analyzers and multivariate data modeling programs. Extension for System 800xA provides direct connection for analyzers and multivariate data analysis; one of the first interfaces based on new OPC specification to reduce complexity and improve manufacturing processes.
System 800xA now features Analyzer Device Integration Connect (ADIc), a device interface that allows System 800xA to integrate with analyzers and chemometric predictors. ABB developed ADIc based on the OPC Analyzer Device Integration (OPC ADI) specification, an information model that defines a common method for data exchange for process and laboratory analyzers. It is an extension of the OPC United Architecture (OPC UA) specification.
“System 800xA is all about integration. ADIc is another step towards incorporating islands of intelligence, such as analyzers, into a single automation environment,” said Tobias Becker, head of ABB’s Control Technologies business. “ABB takes this further by adhering to the OPC ADI specification to demonstrate that System 800xA’s analytical device integration is fast yet secure, reliable and standards-based.”
“With this leading-edge process tool, customers can harness data from analyzer devices to improve overall process efficiency and product quality,” he continued.
Complex industries that are heavy users of analyzers, as well as industries that implement Process Analytical Technology (PAT) and Quality by Design (QbD) initiatives stand to reap benefits from this System 800xA extension.
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